Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 1.4 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.4 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.0% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi peaked at 10.17 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2026.
Malawi ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.17 | — |
| 2013 | 9.12 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 7.95 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 8.24 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.06 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 6.78 | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 7.85 | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 7.43 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 7.74 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.83 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 6.07 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 4.78 | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 4.13 | -13.6% |
| 2026 | 1.4 | -66.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.4, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -66.0% | 4.13 | 1.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.32 | 6.78 | 10.17 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.22 | 1.4 | 7.74 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Malawi was 1.4 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2026.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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